A lack of portable x-ray machines in our operating theatres has often resulted in significant disruption and delays for patients. The Foundation was very pleased to be able to buy, with The Lion Foundation‘s wonderful support, a portable C-Arm Mini View System (portable x-ray machine) for use during surgical procedures. The compact unit can be manoeuvred… Read more »
The Foundation was pleased to recently fund a Sternotomy Mannequin for the Intensive Care Unit at Wellington Regional Hospital. Using mannequins in clinical simulations allows future and current clinicians to ‘practice on plastic’ first. The Sternotomy mannequin is used for Cardiothoracic Life Support (CALS) courses, which lets physicians train for surgeries in which an incision… Read more »
Check out this fantastic time-lapse video of the team pouring the second concrete slab for your new Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital! The crews from McKee Fehl, Precision Concrete Pumping and Spraying, Higgins Concrete and Allmacks concrete services were amazing, battling Wellington’s wild weather to get the job done – Legends! The crew worked until midnight on Saturday to complete the final… Read more »
Help Hospi keep our sick kids warm this winter! Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital sees a significant increase in the number of children who are admitted to hospital over the winter months, and many of them come in without a pair of pyjamas to wear. For many Wellington families in need, the simple act of having… Read more »
Construction of the new Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital took an exciting step forward today with the first pour of the foundations! Philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik and Grant Corleison were thrilled to be on site this afternoon to see 181 cement trucks snake their way through Newtown with their very precious cargo. This was a huge logistical… Read more »
Christmas is rapidly approaching!
Held nationwide in Countdown supermarkets and support offices
Hospi has a very special project he wants to tell you about – and he really wants you to be involved.
Trish Lee, Manger of Wellington Hospitals Foundation Volunteer Service, was recently honoured by the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson with a Paul Harris Fellowship (Rotary’s highest award).
On Thursday March 3rd, Rimutaka Prison staff presented a cheque for $3,800 to Wellington Hospitals Foundation,
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